Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pilch Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilch Close (NR1 3FU) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Lakenham average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilch Close (NR1 3FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ice House Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netherwood Green (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pilch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Robbery Thatched Pavilion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherwood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Netherwood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lakenfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lakenfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ice House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ice House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ice House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ice House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
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Data Sources

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